Referral and previous care of children with meningitis in Nigeria: Implications for the presentation and outcome of meningitis in developing countries

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 228, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 41-48

  Akpede, George O ^a,c   Omoigberale, Austin I ^b   Dawodu, Simeon O ^b   Olomu, Sylvia C ^b   Shatima, Denis R ^a   Apeleokha, Matthew ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAIDUGURI   (Nigeria)

^b IRRUA SPECIALIST TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Nigeria)

^c Department of Paediatrics

Author keywords

Developing countries; Meningitis; Outcome; Presentation; Previous care; Referral

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DATA ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOCUMENT EXAMINATION; GENERAL CONDITION DETERIORATION; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MEDICAL RECORD; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 10644220195     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2004.09.026     Document Type: Article

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